I don't know if I would call Chubby Checker's version a "cover," since his
original version was released first (on August 8, 1960). Hank Ballard & the
Midnighters released a cover version on August 29, 1960. Then Chubby
re-released it on November 20, 1961. Oddly, the re-release did better than
the first one, staying in the No. 1 spot for two weeks and on the charts for
a total of 18 weeks (compared to the 1960 release, which was No. 1 for one
week and on the charts for a total of 15 weeks). But if you're referring to the
second release, I suppose that could be called a "cover" (but I always think of
a cover as being by a different artist).
[Info source: The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, by Joel Whitburn]
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